When Goldie Hawn recommended Elizabeth Berkley for a small role in First Wives Club , she publicly stated that Berkley deserved the opportunity to redeem herself after starring in the ridiculous Showgirls . That says it all: this sleazy, stupid movie, which mixes soft pornography with the clichés of backstage dramas, is the kind of project an aspiring actress would have to put well behind her to keep a career going (though costar Gina Gershon certainly benefited from … mehrher, uh, exposure in the film). Berkley plays a drifter who hitches a ride to Las Vegas, becomes a lap dancer and then a performer, and discovers-- gasp! --there's a whole world of sex and violence involved with these things. Gershon is probably the best element in the film, playing Berkley's bisexual rival for the big spotlight on stage. Joe Eszterhas was well overpaid for writing this howler, and director Paul Verhoeven ( Basic Instinct ) should have known better than to take it seriously. --Tom Keogh weniger
Eine Review zu Showgirls könnte eigentlich sehr kurz sein. Denn ausser über nackte Brüste und unfreiwillig komische Sexszenen gibt es eigentlich nicht viel zu sagen. Trotzdem, der Film von Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers) war schon 1995 mehr ein Skandalfilm denn ein Kassenschlager. Inzwischen hat sich Showgirls zum kleinen Kultfilm gemausert, den man sich, mit dem nötigen ... weiterlesen